The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Senator Douye Diri of Bayelsa State. The apex court in a judgment on Friday dismissed the appeal brought by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Timipre Sylvia. The lead judgment delivered by Justice Garba Lawal held that the appeal by Sylvia and the APC was not only lacking merit but a gross abuse of court process. The unanimous decision of the apex court upheld the earlier decision of the Court of Appeal and the Election Petition Tribunal. The Court of Appeal in Abuja had on July 18, 2024, in a unanimous judgment affir…